95 pages : 28 cm

A practical guide for developing science projects. This guide for grades 4-6 takes students through the formulation and presentation of a successful science fair project. Many of the activities in this book are related to saving the environment. Includes reproducibles. Illustrations

Grades 4-6

Includes student activity sheets

Developing a science fair projects -- Stating the problem, the big question: Choosing a good topic -- Stating the problem -- Forming a hypothesis, a smart guess: Hypothesis, a careful guess -- Your prediction -- Planning the procedure: Shopping lists (planning procedure, materials) -- Gathering materials (planning procedure, materials) -- Step-by-step (planning procedure, directions) -- I'm in control (planning procedure, variables) -- Recording results: Measuring length in metrics -- Measuring weight in metrics -- Measuring volume in metrics -- Measuring temperature in metrics -- Recording data with line graphs -- Recording data with bar graphs -- Finding averages -- Drawing a conclusion: Writing a conclusion -- Writing a scientific research paper -- Display: Making a project display -- Project guide sheets: Plants -- Animals -- Human body -- Physical science -- Consumer science -- Appendix: Helping your child with a science project (note to parents) -- Science project proposal -- Science project checklist -- Science safety steps -- Science project record/schedule -- Science project ideas -- Certificate of achievement

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